Museum of International Folk Art

Museum of International Folk Art is a museum in Santa Fe, NM, part of the Albuquerque & Santa Fe guide. Cost: under $25. Open daily May through October; closed Mondays November through April.

706 Camino Lejo · Santa Fe, NM

Why you should go…

Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, this state museum on Museum Hill holds more than 130,000 objects from over 100 countries. The Girard Wing's long-running exhibition, Multiple Visions: A Common Bond, displays folk art, toys and textiles from around the world. Changing shows fill the other galleries, recently including fantasy coffins from Ghana. The museum shares Milner Plaza with the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

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